Today’s birthdays honor notable figures across fields
Gen Robert Baden Powell founder of the Boy Scout movement was born today two years ago. Poet Frank L. Stanton born in Georgia sixty two years ago. Clyde B. Aitchison ICC member born in Clinton Iowa forty four years ago. Marguerite Clark famed actress born in Cincinnati thirty two years ago. Umpire William J. Klem born in Rochester North Carolina forty two years ago.
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Liew
Robert Baden- Powell
Boy Scout Movement
Frank L. Stanton
Charles 5. C
Clyde Bf. Aitchison
Interstate Commerce Commission
Marguerite Clark
Cincinnati
William J. Klemn
Rochester
N. C
Gloomy view of Russian situation from Siberia traveler
C L Preston, returning from a stretch west to Yekaterinburg in the Red Cross service, sketches a bleak western Siberia and Russia outlook. He cites a nonfront Czech outposts, Bolshevik threat if Allied troops withdraw, economic stagnation, half empty railroads, crowded passenger cars, and dire lodging in towns while food holds steady in parts of Siberia.
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Vladivostok
Siberia
Russia
C. L. Preston
Weaterinburg
Red Cross
Preston
Trans- Siberian
Tomsk
Irkutsk
Marole
Irvin 8 Dat to Speak on War Lecture Monday Evening
America's greatest humorist Irvin 8 Dat will give his famous war lecture Monday evening at the local venue. The event promises sharp wits and insightful takes on wartime conduct.
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Irvin
Dat
America
Girl Sights Role of American Troops in France
A Cardiff based letter from a Woman's Auxiliary Army Corps member describes life in an American camp in a French cavalry barracks. She praises the troops, notes clerical work in the central records office, and mentions plans for a revue titled the Battle of Bourgas with French chorus and American music.
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Cardiff
Wales
France
Woman’s Auxiliary Army Corps
Waaes
Bourgas
Five Chickens and Hens Offered for Saturday Order
Advertisement notes a fine bunch of five young chickens and hens offered for Saturday order with emphasis on satisfactory service and high quality.
Camp musicians rise as players on duty
Amid limited time and resources, camp staff and scavengers step in as musicians. Despite austere conditions, they perform violin and piano pieces, demonstrating talent and adaptability beyond regular duties.
Prince of Wales to be Made Freeman of London
The Prince of Wales is expected to become a Freeman of the City of London soon. He earned the right on coming of age, but the ceremony was postponed due to his military duties at the front.
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Prince
Associated Press
London
Prince of Wales
City of
Anniversary notices and observances across states
The item notes Washington and Lowell birth anniversaries, Arbor Day in Texas, Bishop Morrison’s 20th anniversary, Yale Alumni Day theme on Reconstruction, and a national Irish convention. The report combines several dates and figures reflecting early 20th century civic and university events.
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George Washington
James Russell Lowell
Texas
Theodore N. Morrison
Episcopal
Iowa
Yale
Yale University
America events set for today across cities and museums
National observances fill the day with Washington birthday addresses in Peoria and Worcester Americanization Day in New Orleans planning to cut cotton acreage. Memorial services in Washington National House honor Senator Hughes. A list of notable anniversaries marks figures from Washington, Rembrandt Peale, Maffitt, Lincoln, and more with dates spanning 1732 to 1917.
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America
Philadelphia
Bickett
North Carolina
Washington
Peoria
Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society of America
New Orleans
United States
Josiah Quincy
Worcester
Mass
Federation of French Societies
National
House of Representatives
William Hughes
New Jersey
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Westmoreland County
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Rembrandt Peale
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Ireland
Wilmington
D. C
Abraham Lincoln
Washington Temperance Society
Springfield
Germany
Michael Tierney Wan
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Sugana Valley
Trent
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Pullman
Devon
Ohenstein Brothers
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